Fitzy - gas prices here in Michigan are $3.36 a US gallon at the moment. California just hit $4.74 a gallon. Even before the whole Russia-Ukraine thing hitting the fan, gas was expected to top out around $4/gallon this spring for us in the Midwest. I suspect we will get there a lot sooner now.

7 hours ago, Fitzy said:

Fuel in Oz is now about AU$1.80 a litre. There's about 4 of our litres to a US gallon, so that's about AU$7.20 a gallon, about US$5.04.  How does that compare to what you're paying in the US?

Under Trump we became self sufficient (producing what we need) keeping our prices to justa over $2.00 per gallon.  Biden steps in closes down many wells, production and gave away thousands of oil production jobs.  Canada offered to pick up the slack and sell us oil.  Biden flipped them off and made a deal with Saudi Arabia AND freakin Russia.  Stupid Americans, we are not going to up our productions and within 3 mo's  our fuel prices doubled.  Now go piss off Russia.  And we are already over $5.00 per gallon (setting new records in California)  Biden has destroyed our economy, nose 1st into the ground just like a plane crash, prices go up on everything because it cost more to get to you.  Biden Already offended Canada so they will stick it to us if we have to fall back on them.  Because you didn't like his tweets........... WTF

 

Edited February 23, 20224 yr by JUSTA6

So US gas prices are almost on a par with Oz - unheard of. I'm sure our current extortionate price will go up as the weeks pass. The thing is, they can charge whatever they want. No matter what the vegan leftist femiNazis want to tell you: the world STILL runs on oil and it's retail price is reflected in every item you purchase and every service you use. Yes, we'd all love to run about with no clothes on with flowers in our hair (note to self: must get some hair) chugging down soy bean smoothies and cycling about, but it ain't gonna happen yet. A controlled, measured sensible response is required, so I guess we're doomed. Burn up whatever gas is still around: these are the good ol' days, right now.

Content doubled up.

Edited February 24, 20224 yr by Fitzy

The Brit Army At Its Hilarious Best
 

Lieutenant Colonel Robert Maclaren retired from the British Army in 2001 after a long fulfilling career. On the day he retired, he received a letter from the Personnel Department of the Ministry of Defense setting out details of his pension and, in particular, the tax-free ‘lump sum’ award, (based upon completed years of service) he would receive in addition to his monthly service pension.

The letter read,

Dear Lt. Colonel Maclaren,
        We write to confirm you retired from the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards on 1st March 2001 at the rank of Lieutenant Colonel, having been commissioned into the British Army at Edinburgh Castle as a 2nd Lieutenant on 1st February 1366. Accordingly your lump sum payment, based on years served, has been calculated as £68,500. Accordingly, you will receive a cheque for this amount in due course.

Yours sincerely,
Army Paymaster’

Noting the discrepancy in the date mentioned, on a mischievous whim Lt Col Maclaren duly replied:

“Dear Paymaster,
        Thank you for your recent letter confirming I served as an officer in the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards between 1st February 1366 and 1st March 2001 – a total period of 635 years and 1 month. I note however, you have calculated my tax-free lump sum award to be £68,500, which seems to be considerably less than it should be bearing in mind my length of service since I received my commission from King Edward III.
        By my calculation, allowing for interest payments and currency fluctuations over the past 635 years, my lump sum award should actually be £6,427,586,619.47p.
I look forward to receiving a cheque for this amount in due course.
Yours sincerely,
Robert Maclaren (Lt Col Ret'd)”

A month passed by and then in early April, a stout manila envelope from the Ministry of Defense in Edinburgh dropped through Lt Col Maclaren’s letter box. The letter it contained read:

‘Dear Lt Colonel Maclaren,
        We have reviewed the circumstances of your case as outlined in your recent letter to us dated 8th March inst. We do indeed confirm you were commissioned into the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards by King Edward III at Edinburgh Castle on 1st February 1366, and you served continuously for the following 635 years and 1 month. We have re-calculated your pension and have pleasure in confirming the lump sum award payment due to you is indeed £6,427,586, 619.47p.

   However, we also note according to our records, you are the only surviving officer who had command responsibility during the following campaigns and battles: The Wars of the Roses 1455-1485 (including the battles of Bosworth Field, Barnet and Towton), The Civil War 1642-1651 (Including the battles Edge Hill, Naseby and the conquest of Ireland), The Napoleonic War 1803–1815 (including the battle of Waterloo and the Peninsular War), The Crimean War 1853–1856 (including the battle of Sevastopol and the Charge of the Light Brigade) and The Boer War of 1899-1902.

        We would therefore wish to know what happened to the following, which do not appear to have been returned to Stores by you on completion of the above mentioned operations:
        9,765 Cannon
       26,785 Swords
       12,889 Pikes
     127,345 Rifles (with bayonets)
       28,987 horses (fully kitted)
        Plus 3 complete military marching bands with instruments and banners.

        We have calculated the total replacement cost of these items amounts to £6,427,518.119.47p. We have therefore subtracted this sum from your recalculated lump sum, leaving a residual amount of £68,500, for which you will receive a cheque in due course.
        Yours sincerely . . . .

20 hours ago, Fitzy said:

So US gas prices are almost on a par with Oz - unheard of. I'm sure our current extortionate price will go up as the weeks pass. The thing is, they can charge whatever they want. No matter what the vegan leftist femiNazis want to tell you: the world STILL runs on oil and it's retail price is reflected in every item you purchase and every service you use. Yes, we'd all love to run about with no clothes on with flowers in our hair (note to self: must get some hair) chugging down soy bean smoothies and cycling about, but it ain't gonna happen yet. A controlled, measured sensible response is required, so I guess we're doomed. Burn up whatever gas is still around: these are the good ol' days, right now.

6 hours ago, JUSTA6 said:

Never did till now 😂

Correct me if I'm wrong, but as a fan of one hit wonders I reckon Boston was indeed one of those wonders and More Than A Feeling was their one & only hit. I have that song on my personal music collection because it's one of those songs where everything was done right. Another US one hit wonder was Toto with Africa - again, a great song where everything was done perfectly.

My Sharona? Don't get me started - I got plenty to share.

7 hours ago, Fitzy said:

Correct me if I'm wrong, but as a fan of one hit wonders I reckon Boston was indeed one of those wonders and More Than A Feeling was their one & only hit. I have that song on my personal music collection because it's one of those songs where everything was done right. Another US one hit wonder was Toto with Africa - again, a great song where everything was done perfectly.

My Sharona? Don't get me started - I got plenty to share.

Spent the 70's with your head in the sand eh? Boston, one hit wonder?

Whoops. Is my face red? I just looked up Boston and there are a heap of songs I've never heard of. They must have featured much more heavily Stateside than here. Sorry about that.

Whilst I was looking around, I wiki'ed One Hit Wonders and there is a comprehensive list of them from the 50s on. It's a great trawl if you're bored.

Your bored mate !!! 

I'm bored? Well, duh.

It's now 3pm here - I have finished every little job that I can physically do (without tearing myself a hole in my arm) and am wondering if I'll be punished by whatever gods exist if I have a beer now. Should I risk it? Damn straight, I should.

14 minutes ago, Fitzy said:

I'm bored? Well, duh.

It's now 3pm here - I have finished every little job that I can physically do (without tearing myself a hole in my arm) and am wondering if I'll be punished by whatever gods exist if I have a beer now. Should I risk it? Damn straight, I should.

if it makes ya feel better i had my first beer on saturday at 11 am!!! 

we went to a 1 year olds birthday party 2 hours drive away.... had 2 beers over 4 hours and that was soooo much fun !!! 🙄

If I had gone to a one year old's party I also would have had a beer. In fact SHE would have driven and I would have had several if just to quell the racket that a bunch of kids can make. You did the right thing, though. You turned up, were polite, drank sensibly and then escaped.

37 minutes ago, Fitzy said:

If I had gone to a one year old's party I also would have had a beer. In fact SHE would have driven and I would have had several if just to quell the racket that a bunch of kids can make. You did the right thing, though. You turned up, were polite, drank sensibly and then escaped.

yip yip yip as big AL would have said ! haahha 

having said that ... i would not let the boss drive the hellcat, she is bad enough driving her mini.... in the last 3 years she has hit 3 pot holes and lost 4 tires.... then!!! and this does .......

well lets justA say it disappoints me..

i find a rotten bit of god know what fruit of some thing under the seat in the hellcat, completely decayed and fused to the carpet!!!  

i bite my tongue and say nothing.... why because i love her! 🙄 

Edited February 28, 20224 yr by 64 kiwi boni

Wow - you let her eat something in that car? My daily driver is only a Subaru but even I don't allow myself to eat in the car! 

I absolutely HATE the way my missus (or anyone) insists on slamming the door shut. Having to slam the doors shut went out in the 60s - even my GP doors close without any effort. But...when she gets in my car, I sit there and brace myself. Sure enough, she slams her door shut enough to rock the car. I bite my lip because I know what'll happen if I say anything. She's making pizza tonight from scratch, so not a word.

On 2/26/2022 at 10:33 AM, JUSTA6 said:

Talk about hiding in plain sight!!!!  Like the Geico commercial says "Everybody knows that!".

I've been a Boston fan since the 70s. I have all their albums.

14 hours ago, 64 kiwi boni said:

Your bored mate !!! 

We all know that's true...and perhaps way low on beer!

Edited February 28, 20224 yr by Frosty

  

The Story of the Haircut

Blessed are those that can give without remembering and take without forgetting.  

One day a florist went to a barber for a haircut. After the cut, he asked about his bill, and the barber replied, 'I cannot accept money from you, I'm doing community service this week’ The florist was pleased and left the shop.

When the barber went to open his shop the next morning, there was a 'thank you' card and a dozen roses waiting for him at his door.

Later, a cop comes in for a haircut, and when he tries to pay his bill, the barber again replied, 'I cannot accept money from you, I'm doing community service this week.’ The cop was happy and left the shop.

The next morning when the barber went to open up, there was a 'thank you' card and a dozen donuts waiting for him at his door.

Then a politician came in for a haircut, and when he went to pay his bill, the barber again replied, 'I cannot accept money from you. I'm doing community service this week.’ The politician was very happy and left the shop.

The next morning, when the barber went to open up, there were a dozen politicians lined up waiting for a free haircut.

And that, my friends, illustrates the fundamental difference between the citizens of our country and the politicians who run it.

As Ronald Reagan said: "Both politicians and diapers need to be changed often and for the same reason.”

Now ain't that the truth. That's a good little story. I have to admit that I was impressed when Trump said that he was going to "drain the swamp" in Washington. I'm not sure how far he got, but every country on the planet needs to drain their swamp on a federally mandated basis. My idea of drainage is to line them up against a wall and...well, you know what I mean.

6 hours ago, Fitzy said:

Now ain't that the truth. That's a good little story. I have to admit that I was impressed when Trump said that he was going to "drain the swamp" in Washington. I'm not sure how far he got, but every country on the planet needs to drain their swamp on a federally mandated basis. My idea of drainage is to line them up against a wall and...well, you know what I mean.

It's called "a good start".

Career politicians make a career for themselves and seldom succeed in helping their constituents thrive.

The 11th Commandment?

  

I still think Tony's is better!

Priceless..................

I'm still laughing at the mullet joke.